Browsing by Author "Onsomu, Eldah"
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Discussion Paper No. 105 of 2009 on Improving Technical and Vocational Training in Kenya: Lessons from Selected Countries
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2009)Vocational and technical education and training are important for a country’s sustainable human capital and economic development. However, for Kenya’s Technical, Industrial, Vocational Education and Training (TIVET) ... -
Discussion Paper No. 118 of 2010 on The Role of Education and Training in Reducing Poverty and Unemployment in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2010)Unemployment and poverty are major socio-economic challenges affecting most countries. They are associated with under-utilization of resources, while leading to low welfare status. In the past, the Kenya government has ... -
Discussion Paper No. 158 of 2013 on The Role of Cash Transfers in Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Kenya.
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)Cash transfers are important in relieving both the direct and opportunity costs of utilizing public social services such as health and education. Cash transfers have a direct effect on the welfare of poor households and ... -
Discussion Paper No. 159 of 2013 on Poverty, Growth and Inequality Decomposition: A Household Survey Analysis
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2013)This study mainly attempts to quantify the relative contribution of economic growth and redistribution to poverty changes in Kenya. This is important for policy since a prudent poverty reduction strategy needs to focus ... -
Discussion Paper No. 70 of 2007 on Skills Needs, Availability and Competitiveness: A Case for Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)Kenya has put a lot of emphasis on human capital development as a way of facilitating economic growth. The link between human capital (skills) and growth is through high productivity and improved competitiveness. This ... -
Discussion Paper No. 75 of 2007 on Free Secondary Education in Kenya: Costs, Financing Sources and Implications
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2007)The study analyses the feasibility of Free Secondary Education (FSE) in Kenya. Its purpose is to present an analysis on whether Kenya can afford FSE and how such a programme can be financed without compromising the gains ... -
Discussion Paper No. 81 of 2007 on Impact of Primary School Education Inputs and Outputs in Kenya: Empirical Evidence
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2007)This paper examines a range of factors that determine primary school output (proxied by examination performance) with an aim of identifying the main inputs that are of policy relevance in the improvement of quality of ... -
Discussion Paper No.130 of 2012 on Job Search in Developing Countries: Empirical Evidence from Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2012)This study considers empirical evidence concerning job search behaviour of non-working individuals in Kenya. The study uses data from a nationally representative Labour Force Survey and discrete choice models to analyse ... -
Policy Brief No 48 of 2018/2019 on An Assessment of Health care Delivery Under Devolution: County Briefs
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2019)Quality health care is a basic right in Kenya as granted by the 2010 Constitution. It is also a priority government commitment under the “Big Four” agenda on Universal Health Care (UHC) and Vision 2030. Devolution of the ... -
Policy Brief No. 03 of 2015 on Wage Disparities in the Formal Sectors: Policy Options for Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2015)Wage employment in the public and private sectors accounts for a significant proportion of formal employment in most developing countries. In Kenya, nearly 655,000 wage earners were employed in the public sector in ... -
Policy Brief No. 04 of 2014 on Implications of GDP Rebasing on Skills and Professional Development
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2014)n September 2014, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) announced that the Kenya economy is 25.3% larger than it had earlier been estimated. The 2013 GDP was estimated at Ksh 4.76 trillion.This means that Kenya's ... -
Policy Brief No. 07 of 2020-2021 on Enhancing Effectiveness of Kenya’s Excisable Goods Management System
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)Illicit trade in tobacco products presents significant public policy challenges due to health risks associated with increased access to tobacco products. Further, it contributes to loss of tax revenue and financing of ... -
Policy Brief No. 08 of 2020-2021 on Exploiting Job Creation Potential for Youth in the Horticulture Industry in Kenya
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), 2021)The agriculture sector contributed 21.2%, the equivalent of US$ 10.3 billion (2009 constant prices) of the country’s GDP in 2019. Of this, the crops subsector contributed the lion share of 27.8% or US$ 7.58 billion. In the ... -
Policy Brief No. 10 of 2020-2021 on Exploiting Job Creation Potential for Youth in Industries Without Smokestacks in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)The Kenyan economy has over the last two decades experienced an upward trajectory in economic growth. The country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) more than doubled from Ksh 2,150 billion in 2001 to Ksh 5,049 billion ... -
Policy Brief No. 11 of 2020-2021 on Exploiting Job Creation Potential for Youth in the Tourism Sector in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2020)The tourism sector in Kenya offers three major product lines, namely: safari, coastal, and business and conference travel. The tourism sector contributes to socio-economic development through supply chain linkages with ... -
Policy Brief No. 48 of 2018-2019 on An Assessment of Health Care Delivery Under Devolution: County Briefs
(The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2018)Quality health care is a basic right in Kenya as granted by the 2010 Constitution. It is also a priority government commitment under the “Big Four” agenda on Universal Health Care (UHC) and Vision 2030. Devolution of ... -
Policy Brief No.9 of 2020-2021 on Exploiting Job Creation Potential for Youth in the Information and Communication Technologies Sector in Kenya
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2021)Information Communication Technology (ICT) is a promising emerging sector in transforming the global economy. Digital technologies are opening new possibilities for developing countries to grow and transform to digital ... -
Special Paper No. 32 of 2022 on Enhancing Inclusivity by Empowering Persons with Disabilities (PWDs)
(Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2022)Kenya has made milestones in legal and policy environment which aim at supporting the persons with disabilities (PWDs). This is demonstrated through the inclusion of disability issues in the Kenya Constitution (2010) and ...
